In an ugly, shameless attack, Fiorentina manager Rossi lost all sense of his surroundings when the 21-year-old sarcastically clapped him after being substituted in the 32nd minute with his side losing. Rossi snapped, diving into his own dugout to strike Ljajic, and was sacked by the club immediately after the match.

The former Swindon manager famously came to blows with his player – who had been at the club only 11 days – after a League Cup defeat. Clarke first rowed with a fitness coach, before Di Canio stepped in and asked the striker to leave the field. Clarke refused and the pair then became involved in a physical row down the tunnel. Di Canio's subsequent declaration that Clarke "will never play" for Swindon again under him came to fruition as Clarke was loaned to Chesterfield shortly afterwards.

Balotelli has never been a stranger to controversy but a late tackle on Scott Sinclair during a training match proved the final straw for his manager, who confronted the striker until the pair were pulled apart by shocked players. It signified the beginning of the end for both men; Balotelli would leave City before January ended and Mancini departed in May.

Turkish football descended into farce when the Ankaragucu manager, Umit Ozat, punched one of his own side's fans who ran on to the pitch to celebrate an equaliser. The fan didn't see it coming and was left flat on his back. Not yet satisfied, Ozat dodged the pursuing officials and made sure to land a few sly kicks before being finally dragged away. His side lost the match 3-1.

After a bad tackle sparked a scuffle on the sidelines in a Supercopa edition of el clásico, the Special One famously poked the then Barcelona assistant Tito Vilanova in the eye. Vilanova responded to Mourinho's actions by striking the Portuguese on the side of the head as the match – from which saw Barça emerge 3-2 winners to claim the Supercopa 5-4 on aggregate – finished in ugly scenes at the Camp Nou. Mourinho was given a two-game ban and €600 fine.